The Royal Spanish Football Federation announced this Friday, through an official statement, that Francis Hernández, until now coordinator of the men’s junior categories of the national team, is leaving his position after almost six years at the RFEF.
“RFEF and Francis Hernandez “They decided to separate after almost six years of collaboration,” said the Federation in an official statement this Friday. The last tournament where Francis was present was at Paris 2024 Olympic Games, where Spain made history by winning gold in men’s football 32 years after doing so in Barcelona in 1992.
Vicente Blanco ‘Tito’attached to Francois so far in the career coordination tasks, he will be the new solo coordinator until a successor is chosen after the elections. Tite Yes, he was present this Friday morning at the Football City of Las Rozas in the company of Luis de la Fuente and Santi Denia and their respective coaches at the time of the announcement of the U21 senior squads. Francis was no longer in Las Rozas this Friday.
Francis Hernandez reached the position in Royal Spanish Football Federation end of 2018, replacing Gines Melendezduring the mandate of Luis Rubiales. Under his leadership, Spain won the titles of European Under-21 Championship (in 2019), Under-19 (also in 2019) and the Olympic gold medal in Paris 2024, as well as the silver medal in Tokyo 2020. This summer, another Under-19 European Championship was also achieved. Between them, there are four that Spain has left blank in the lower categories (2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023).
We should also not forget the second place of the U-21 team at the last European Championship after losing to England in the final. The players like Lamine Yamalwho was convinced to play with Spain and not with Morocco, and who is now a star of the Spanish team, was one of the merits of the coordination of the youth team that leaves France.
The Spanish team returns
Luis de la Fuente This Friday he presented the list of those called up for the matches that the Spanish team will play. Serbia and SwitzerlandThe main new features of this first list of the national team after its title of European champion on July 14 in Berlin against England are: Robert Sánchez, Mingueza, Pau Torres, Pepelu and Aleix Garcia.
Morata, Nacho, Mikel Merino, Fermín -who is with the U21s-, Baena, Unai Simón and Jesús Navas They are not on this list. These are the seven European champions who are not on this list. The first, in addition to having to serve a one-match suspension for singing “Gibraltar is Spanish!”, during the Euro celebration, causes discomfort. The striker of the Milan suffers from a quadriceps injury.
On the other hand, Unai Simon He is still recovering from the operation he underwent on his wrist that will keep him out for three to four months, while Jesús Navas has decided to retire without being present once again with Spain and as a legend of our country. The Andalusian has won a World Cup, two European Championships and a Nations League.
Spain faces the first two matches of a new edition of the League of Nationswhere Luis de la Fuente’s men also defend the crown won in June 2023 in Rotterdam against Croatia. On September 5, they will face Serbia in Belgrade, while on Sunday 8th they will go to Geneva play against Switzerland.
